Now, typically I'm pretty good about seeing the fine details of things. So I knew something was off during the research, purchase and eventual ownership of my CC IUR. Not in a bad way, mind you, just something was different I couldn't put my finger on.
My initial interest was started perusing through CC's website where I first came across the IUR in it's patrol carbine loadout and it's unreleased different barrel lengths.
I soon found out there was a version for commercial sale and jumped at the chance. Heck, I even managed to nab an Enhanced Lower to suit! But the entire time researching through retailers and eventually owning it, something kept urking me... Why do I feel like the side rails seem different to me than to what I had come to know? And I finally put it together... tonight, after a week of ownership in my safe already!
As shown above, the IUR on CC's site shows full length side rails. I had come back to this image dozens of times and seen the commercial sales picture less so, as some retailers had small, low quality images or even others, none at all, assuming you knew what it looked like already or they simply hadn't added it yet. Regardless, enough other retailers had a good quality image up that I had seen the product I was so eager to purchase sporting a half-length side rail system. However it wasn't until now that I pieced together why it feels and looks a tad strange to me; I guess I always expected full length side rails! And to feel smooth receiver on the support hand was a tad of a mind-#####-cross.
So I don't have a gripe or anything of the sort. Just surprised really why the change occurred. As even at the SHOT show, the IUR examples were shown with full side rails.
Was wondering if anyone had any info as to why or just any general discussion about preference, whether you like them short, don't, or would prefer the long or not.
My initial interest was started perusing through CC's website where I first came across the IUR in it's patrol carbine loadout and it's unreleased different barrel lengths.
I soon found out there was a version for commercial sale and jumped at the chance. Heck, I even managed to nab an Enhanced Lower to suit! But the entire time researching through retailers and eventually owning it, something kept urking me... Why do I feel like the side rails seem different to me than to what I had come to know? And I finally put it together... tonight, after a week of ownership in my safe already!
As shown above, the IUR on CC's site shows full length side rails. I had come back to this image dozens of times and seen the commercial sales picture less so, as some retailers had small, low quality images or even others, none at all, assuming you knew what it looked like already or they simply hadn't added it yet. Regardless, enough other retailers had a good quality image up that I had seen the product I was so eager to purchase sporting a half-length side rail system. However it wasn't until now that I pieced together why it feels and looks a tad strange to me; I guess I always expected full length side rails! And to feel smooth receiver on the support hand was a tad of a mind-#####-cross.
So I don't have a gripe or anything of the sort. Just surprised really why the change occurred. As even at the SHOT show, the IUR examples were shown with full side rails.
Was wondering if anyone had any info as to why or just any general discussion about preference, whether you like them short, don't, or would prefer the long or not.
